radio star
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of radio star
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The other finalists were Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, TV and radio star Craig Charles, and former football manager Harry Redknapp.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
My father, Guenter, was a structural engineer, and my mother, Ingrid, had been a child radio star in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Before MTV debuted in 1981, we were warned that video was going to kill the radio star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
Mr. Trump also said he hoped that Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk radio star who this week announced a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, would attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2020
Just as video killed the radio star, the smartphone has largely replaced the stand-alone camera.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2019
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